30lbbg2299 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hey boys, First post on the underground and read a bunch of the super helpful beginners tips as I am a newer guy to swim baiting. I have caught bass both saltwater and fresh on the smaller soft baits like big hammers but want to start getting the bigger boys on the bigger baits 6 inches and over. Got my first on a river 2 sea s-waver and right away wanted to get into it more. I live in SD and was wondering what the main swimbaits places if there are any in San Diego county area. Is there truly any places that I should target above all others or should I just start out at any lake and put in work there till it pays off? Anything helps and my setup is a Cardiff 400a on a 7"11 guide select xh Thanks Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedonnguyen Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 welcome to the forum Ben...no one is going to just tell you where to fish swimbaits fish some lakes, give the swimbaits a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBF_Baits Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hey Ben welcome to SU the swimbait spots I would fish in the SD area if I was you would be in the water I haven't caught many if there isn't water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30lbbg2299 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 welcome to the forum Ben...no one is going to just tell you where to fish swimbaits fish some lakes, give the swimbaits a try For sure I'm not looking for anyone's secret holes I just any to know where to get started so I'm not fishing the worst possible lake for it. How about miramar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hopefully some of these SD guys will give away some of their secret spots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I'll be nice morena around the rock structure, El cap can be good and slow at times, Murray is an amazing place. I personally havent fished miramar but 25% of the top 20 largest largemouth bass (that were reported) have been caught there. Says something. Anyways, Have fun, don't forget to match the hatch my brotha. Maybe i'll see you out there one of these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadinesmom Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 there are very few lakes in that county that don't produce big bass. there's no secret lake, start with the ones closest to you and see how you do... heavy pressures on those waters and swimbaits are by no means rare in san diego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-20 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 There's still big bass in sd county?! Morena's half empty. Gilbert's gotten the southern lakes locked down. Murray's tiny and gets pounded. El cap's the hot lake and you won't believe how many boats you'll see in the parking lot on a weekday even tho its a numbers lake more than anything else. Only saberons catch bass out of miramar. And then those are the other fringe lakes. Its tough going here, but you've got those kelp forests and the chance of hammering makos and threshers on big baits and that helps ease the pain of battling over prime spots in those tiny lakes. Eddiem0nster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassindon69 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Just do like some of the others do that have trouble. Find a guy who does well, follow him and you can catch what he does. Then you can call it "skills" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.lillywhite Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 there are very few lakes in that county that don't produce big bass. there's no secret lake, start with the ones closest to you and see how you do... heavy pressures on those waters and swimbaits are by no means rare in san diego. absolutely true. all lakes have big fish and people throw swimbaits at literally every single lake. i moved here a year ago and its tough down here. lots of big fish and lakes with trout plants but TONS of pressure. if you are just starting out, I would recommend hanging out at tackle shops and just listening to guys who are willing to talk about swimbaiting. if you stick with it though, you'll be rewarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2833-34497 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Just do like some of the others do that have trouble. Find a guy who does well, follow him and you can catch what he does. Then you can call it "skills" or while I drinking my coffee the other morning and looking for a fishing program I saw this infomercial about I think it was called the "Mighty Bait" which looks like a swimbait (what size?), but they guaranteed you'd catch more fish or your money back It's funny, but if it was a good bait it wouldn't need a infomercial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2833-34497 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Welcome to SU 30lbbg2299!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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